John Winthrop.
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Yes, there were slaves in colonial Connecticut.
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John Winthrop (son of Massachusett's colonial governor of the same name) established the colony officially in 1635, and became the first governor of the Saybrook Colony.Thomas Hooker and about 100 of his followers established the Hartford colony in 1636 and John Haynes was the first governor of the separate Connecticut colony in 1639.The first state governor after the Declaration of Independence was Jonathan Trumbull (aka Trumble), who had been the colonial governor beginning in 1769.---The first governor of Connecticut Colony was John Haynes, who served in 1639 and several later one-year terms.(See related links below for more information.)
The first governor of the Connecticut colony is John Haynes
The first governor of the Connecticut colony is John Haynes
The Governor appointed most of them but the colonist usually elected the lower houses
The Governor appointed most of them but the colonist usually elected the lower houses
In 1636, when Minister Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes founded the colony of Connecticut, the population was 100. By 1640, the population grew to 1,472. Ten years later, in 1740, the population was 89,580.
William Drummond - colonial governor - died in 1677.
Andrew Cohen - colonial governor - was born in 1909.
Terence O'Brien - colonial governor - was born in 1830.